The Energy Department is closing an office that works with other countries to develop clean energy technology, another sign of the Trump administration’s retreat on climate-related activities after its withdrawal from the Paris agreement this month.nytimes.com(See also Climate Change, Rick Perry, Environment)

The Department of Energy violated the law by indefinitely putting on hold four rules requiring air conditioners, boilers, and other products to use less energy, a federal judge recently ruled.buzzfeed.com(See also Legal Issues)